Penne

See also: penne and penné

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnə/

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Etymology 1

Corruption of Pennal, influenced by etymology 2.

Noun

Penne f (genitive Penne, plural Pennen)

1. (colloquial, dated) school
   • 1999, “Danke, Gut”, in Gefährliches Halbwissen, performed by Eins Zwo:

     Aber ich war auf der Penne nie so der Lichtblick / Der Protokollant dessen Motto bestand im Hoffen auf bessere Zeiten der Wäscheseiten vom Otto-Versand.

     But at school I wasn't the bright spark / For the minute-taker, whose hope for better times was in the underwear pages from the Otto catalog.

Declension

Declension of Penne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Penne	die	Pennen
genitive	einer	der	Penne	der	Pennen
dative	einer	der	Penne	den	Pennen
accusative	eine	die	Penne	die	Pennen

Related terms

• Pennäler

Etymology 2

Originally underworld slang. Perhaps ultimately borrowed from Hebrew בניין / בִּנְיָן (binyan, “building”). The sense of "prostitute" may be from the verb pennen (“to sleep”).

Noun

Penne f (genitive Penne, plural Pennen)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) dosshouse, flophouse
2. (colloquial, derogatory) prostitute

Declension

Declension of Penne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Penne	die	Pennen
genitive	einer	der	Penne	der	Pennen
dative	einer	der	Penne	den	Pennen
accusative	eine	die	Penne	die	Pennen

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian penne.

Noun

Penne pl (plural only)

1. penne

Declension

Declension of Penne [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Penne
genitive	der	Penne
dative	den	Pennen
accusative	die	Penne

Further reading

• “Penne” in Duden online
• “Penne” in Duden online
• “Penne” in Duden online